Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Lupus Foundation of America Inc
Lupus foundation of america, inc. (the foundation) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all people affected by lupus through programs of research, education, support, and advocacy.
- $424k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $380k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $45,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $140,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Lupus Foundation of America Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $400k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $380k | 20% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $1.2M | 17% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $463k | 29% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $1.3M | 50% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $1.2M | 60% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $1.1M | 50% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $1.4M | 44% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $1.3M | 38% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Inc | $3,270,536 | 6 | n/a |
| Medical University of South Carolina | $756,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California San Francisco | $581,475 | 4 | n/a |
| New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining The | $550,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $400,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Systemic Lupus International Collaborati ng Clinics | $383,805 | 3 | 35% |
| New York University | $350,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $340,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $230,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center | $210,000 | 2 | 0% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Lupus Foundation of America Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
About Lupus Foundation of America Inc
- How much does Lupus Foundation of America Inc give?
- Lupus Foundation of America Inc reported 5 itemized grants totaling $379,874, out of $423,638 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Lupus Foundation of America Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (74%), Science & Tech (10%), Employment (10%).
- Who are Lupus Foundation of America Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Inc ($3.3M), Medical University of South Carolina ($756k), University of California San Francisco ($581k).
- Does Lupus Foundation of America Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lupus Foundation of America Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Network for Good, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Lupus Foundation of America Inc based?
- Lupus Foundation of America Inc is based in DC.
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